●March 31, 2006.
　Dr. Hirofumi Asahi left the Center, moving to the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo.

●March 18–20, 2006.
　The Center hosted the 3rd Core School – Advanced Course.

●March 14–17, 2006.
　The Center hosted the 3rd Core School – Intermediate Course

●March 13–14, 2006.
　The Center hosted a workshop entitled ‘Workshop on paleoceanography and paleoclimatology
　around the Kuroshio region in the Northwest Pacific’.

●March 2, 2006.
　Seventeen research proposals are adopted under joint-use
　for the April 1,2006 – September 30, 2006 period.

●January 30 – February 1, 2006.
　The IODP International Panel (2nd Scientific Technology Panel Meeting) is held at the Center.

●December 23–25, 2005.
　The Center jointly hosted the ‘Winter Science Camp 2005’ for high school students.

●December 17, 2005.
　A special seminar and symposium are held to celebrate the establishment of the Kochi Institute
　for Core Sample Research, JAMSTEC (2nd CMCR Open Seminar).

●November 9–11, 2005.
　The Meeting on Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometry, 2005 Kochi, is held at the Center.

●November 5, 2005.
　Open day where the Center is open to the public.

●October 5, 2005.
　JAMSTEC established the Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research.
　The Institute shared the facilities with the Center.

●October 1, 2005.
　Dr. Iwao Watanabe joined the Center as Professor and Director of the Center.

●August 11, 2005.
　The center called for research proposals for the joint-use which will be conducted
　during October 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006.

●August 1, 2005.
　Special lecture by visiting Prof. Kensaku Tamaki.

●April 1, 2005.
　Dr. Toshiaki Mishima joined the Center as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

●March 16–18, 2005.
　The Center hosted the 1st Core Analytical School – Intermediate Course.

●February 3, 2005.
　The Center called for research proposals under joint-use which will be conducted
　during April 1 – September 30, 2005.

●February 2–3, 2005.
　The IODP-MI Database Meeting is held at the Center.

●December 25–27, 2004.
　The Center jointly hosted the ‘Winter Science Camp 2004’ for high school students.

●November 20, 2004.
　Dr. Manik Talwani, President of IODP-MI visited the Center.

●November 6, 2004.
　Open day where the Center is open to the public.

●November 1, 2004.
　Joint-use research started at the Center.

●October 15, 2004.
　Twenty six research proposals are adopted under joint-use
　for November 1,2004 – March 31, 2005 period.

●October 8, 2004.
　The Center called for research proposals under joint-use which will be conducted
　during November 1, 2004 – March 31, 2005.

●July 21, 2004.
　Members of the Center hold a seminar to present
　and discuss their research (1st CMCR Open Seminar).

●July 1, 2004.
　Five staff members from CDEX, JAMSTEC and Marine Works Japan join the Center.

●April 23, 2004.
　Seminar by Dr. Sumito Morita, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST.

●March 25–27, 2004.
　The Center jointly hosted the ‘Spring Science Camp 2004’ for high school students.

●March 22–25, 2004.
　The Center hosted a short course for rock and paleomagnetic measurements of drill cores.

●October 18, 2003.
　A meeting of the J-DESC Special Committee on Subsurface Microbiology was held at the Center.

●August 2–3, 2003.
　Open day, during which the Center is open to the public.

●May 24, 2003.
　Opening ceremony for the Center.